"If you took meback, I would takeyou places moreoften" (but hisfinancial situationis the same asever)"I miss youbecause ofall the stuffyou did forme in bed"Wishes mewell in a waythat soundsbitter andfakeTone waffleswildly betweencontrite andpassive-aggressive."I would havecontacted yousooner butyou said notto talk to you"Excusesre: time.Offers todo a bunchof thingsfor me."We could havefixed therelationship andnot broken up ifonly you hadn't___"Excusesre:lateness.A bunch ofbackstory Ididn't ask forand don'tcare about.Floridsexy-talkMakes excusesfor a thing Iliterally neversaid was anissue for me.Apologiesthat soundbackhanded.Meta-argument"If you took meback I wouldn't belate anymore" (buthe has no actualaction plan to fix it)Excusesre:money.Weirdlystiff andformalwording.Complimentsme bydenigratingBeckyIndicates hemisses mebecause hisromantic life istanking (and hasno idea this isinsulting)Subtle implicationthat my wanting himto take me on dates= gold-diggingmaterialistic whore"I had noidea youfelt thatway"Describes me ashaving "seducedhim" into thingshe would nevernormally do."Write backASAP" orotherhypocriticaldemands.Indicates hemisses mebecause he'sbored (and hasno idea this isinsulting)"If you took meback, I would takeyou places moreoften" (but hisfinancial situationis the same asever)"I miss youbecause ofall the stuffyou did forme in bed"Wishes mewell in a waythat soundsbitter andfakeTone waffleswildly betweencontrite andpassive-aggressive."I would havecontacted yousooner butyou said notto talk to you"Excusesre: time.Offers todo a bunchof thingsfor me."We could havefixed therelationship andnot broken up ifonly you hadn't___"Excusesre:lateness.A bunch ofbackstory Ididn't ask forand don'tcare about.Floridsexy-talkMakes excusesfor a thing Iliterally neversaid was anissue for me.Apologiesthat soundbackhanded.Meta-argument"If you took meback I wouldn't belate anymore" (buthe has no actualaction plan to fix it)Excusesre:money.Weirdlystiff andformalwording.Complimentsme bydenigratingBeckyIndicates hemisses mebecause hisromantic life istanking (and hasno idea this isinsulting)Subtle implicationthat my wanting himto take me on dates= gold-diggingmaterialistic whore"I had noidea youfelt thatway"Describes me ashaving "seducedhim" into thingshe would nevernormally do."Write backASAP" orotherhypocriticaldemands.Indicates hemisses mebecause he'sbored (and hasno idea this isinsulting)

The Pedant's Letter Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. "If you took me back, I would take you places more often" (but his financial situation is the same as ever)
  2. "I miss you because of all the stuff you did for me in bed"
  3. Wishes me well in a way that sounds bitter and fake
  4. Tone waffles wildly between contrite and passive-aggressive.
  5. "I would have contacted you sooner but you said not to talk to you"
  6. Excuses re: time.
  7. Offers to do a bunch of things for me.
  8. "We could have fixed the relationship and not broken up if only you hadn't ___"
  9. Excuses re: lateness.
  10. A bunch of backstory I didn't ask for and don't care about.
  11. Florid sexy-talk
  12. Makes excuses for a thing I literally never said was an issue for me.
  13. Apologies that sound backhanded.
  14. Meta-argument
  15. "If you took me back I wouldn't be late anymore" (but he has no actual action plan to fix it)
  16. Excuses re: money.
  17. Weirdly stiff and formal wording.
  18. Compliments me by denigrating Becky
  19. Indicates he misses me because his romantic life is tanking (and has no idea this is insulting)
  20. Subtle implication that my wanting him to take me on dates = gold-digging materialistic whore
  21. "I had no idea you felt that way"
  22. Describes me as having "seduced him" into things he would never normally do.
  23. "Write back ASAP" or other hypocritical demands.
  24. Indicates he misses me because he's bored (and has no idea this is insulting)